Burnside Bridge is open again

[Rob9641]

Opened last week - looks goooooooooood!

 

[Pat Young]

Cool.

 

[AndyHall]

Great!

 

[ErnieMac]

New story from the Herald-Mail (Hagerstown MD) dated Dec. 26.
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news...cle_2ad5e35f-19a7-5a7c-bbf6-acdda5078cc2.html

 

[Arioch]

That is good news....glad to hear it,...and even more glad that the park service recognized the need for renovations / preservations....and managed to "git 'er done!"

 

[kholland]

Excellent. Looks good !

 

[Stony]

Yay!

 

[mt155]

They catalogued every stone and made sure each was place back in the same spot. Well done boys, well done.

 

[dlavin]

good stuff. I stopped by briefly, but spent my time at the Sunken Rd only

 

[RebelHeart]

Must..... Get..... Back.... Soon.....

 

[KansasFreestater]

My sister and I visited Antietam in late November, and saw the repairs going on. Our first day there, we got as close as we could from the west side. Next morning, we approached it from the east side, and saw the Union monuments and the witness tree. The valiant 51st Pennsylvania's monument -- a short, simple little monument with a drum on top -- moved me to tears. Then, as we went back up towards the highway, I detoured into the little clearing in the woods on the hill to see the 11th Connecticut's monument. The story of how its leader, Col. Kingsbury, was killed at the bridge by forces on the other side commanded by his own brother-in-law, Confederate Gen. David Jones, is one of the most heartbreaking of the war. (I first read about it in an excellent historical novel about the battle, All the Slumberers, which I heartily recommend.) When poor Gen. Jones found out that his forces had killed his brother-in-law, he broke down and was never the same. He resigned from the Confederate Army, went home, and died a few months later of heart failure.

Antietam is, for me, the saddest of battlefields, and the bridge its saddest spot.

 

[jay gale]

outstanding, good work to everyone involved.

All the more reason to get there this summer, it's been way too long since my last visit

 

[JohnW.]

Great news!!! Looks great!!!!

 

[reading48]

Was just there on Friday.....Looks Outstanding...

 

[Shane Cavitt]

Exciting news. I visited Antietam this past June and was disappointed that the bridge was closed. Now that it is finished I have an excuse to head back. Looking forward to walking across the bridge!

 

[KansasFreestater]

Exciting news. I visited Antietam this past June and was disappointed that the bridge was closed. Now that it is finished I have an excuse to head back. Looking forward to walking across the bridge!

When my sis and I visited, we couldn't walk across it either. Somehow that felt appropriate, though -- since so many hundreds of brave, desperate men also never got to cross it....

 

[Rob9641]

That is good news....glad to hear it,...and even more glad that the park service recognized the need for renovations / preservations....and managed to "git 'er done!"

Thank the NPS and whoever (Congress, Dept. of the Interior, whoever) got the money passed to do the job! Personally, I'll thank Congress - I have so little to thank them for, I'd like to thank them for SOMETHING!

 

[Rob9641]

My sister and I visited Antietam in late November, and saw the repairs going on. Our first day there, we got as close as we could from the west side. Next morning, we approached it from the east side, and saw the Union monuments and the witness tree. The valiant 51st Pennsylvania's monument -- a short, simple little monument with a drum on top -- moved me to tears. Then, as we went back up towards the highway, I detoured into the little clearing in the woods on the hill to see the 11th Connecticut's monument. The story of how its leader, Col. Kingsbury, was killed at the bridge by forces on the other side commanded by his own brother-in-law, Confederate Gen. David Jones, is one of the most heartbreaking of the war. (I first read about it in an excellent historical novel about the battle, All the Slumberers, which I heartily recommend.) When poor Gen. Jones found out that his forces had killed his brother-in-law, he broke down and was never the same. He resigned from the Confederate Army, went home, and died a few months later of heart failure.

Antietam is, for me, the saddest of battlefields, and the bridge its saddest spot.

Thanks for liking my book (All the Slumberers)! The story about Jones I got from Longstreet's memoirs, BTW, and many other resources also went into writing All the Slumberers. I wrote it as an aid for me while I was studying for the Licensed Guide exam (I failed by ONE QUESTION! - it's a tough test, believe me - the Bar Exam was easier).

 

[KansasFreestater]

Thanks for liking my book (All the Slumberers)! The story about Jones I got from Longstreet's memoirs, BTW, and many other resources also went into writing All the Slumberers. I wrote it as an aid for me while I was studying for the Licensed Guide exam (I failed by ONE QUESTION! - it's a tough test, believe me - the Bar Exam was easier).

Oh my goodness, I didn't realize you were the author, Rob9641! It is one of my favorite Civil War novels. You are a gifted writer. I'm glad to have the chance to tell you "in person" how grateful I am that you wrote it. My reading it shortly before I went to Antietam made a world of difference in my appreciation of the place when I got there.

When I finished the book, I went to Amazon seeking more works by this wonderful new author I'd discovered -- and was so disappointed not to find any! I'm a very picky reader -- I won't finish a book, no matter the subject, if it's not written well -- so I'm not just trying to flatter you. I really do hope you write more.

 

[Rob9641]

Oh my goodness, I didn't realize you were the author, Rob9641! It is one of my favorite Civil War novels. You are a gifted writer. I'm glad to have the chance to tell you "in person" how grateful I am that you wrote it. My reading it shortly before I went to Antietam made a world of difference in my appreciation of the place when I got there.

When I finished the book, I went to Amazon seeking more works by this wonderful new author I'd discovered -- and was so disappointed not to find any! I'm a very picky reader -- I won't finish a book, no matter the subject, if it's not written well -- so I'm not just trying to flatter you. I really do hope you write more.

Guess I'd better get back to writing something. Thanks for your kudos. It made my day.